Officers and Governing Council

2026–2027 Governing Council

Patrick French, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
Patrick French, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
President

PF Bovidae LLC
N. Chesterfield, VA

Glenn Duff PhD, PAS
Glenn Duff PhD, PAS
Past President

New Mexico State University
Clayton, NM

Ryon Walker, PhD, PAS
Ryon Walker, PhD, PAS
Secretary

McGregor Research Center, Texas A&M AgriLife
McGregor, TX

Wade Nichols, PhD, PAS
Wade Nichols, PhD, PAS
President-elect

Merck Animal Health
Idalou, TX

Peter Erickson, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
Peter Erickson, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
Treasurer

University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH

Bill Weiss PhD, PAS
Bill Weiss PhD, PAS
Editor-in-Chief AAS

The Ohio State University
Cincinnati, OH

Kristin Hales
Kristin Hales
Foundation Chair

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

William “Bill” Price, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
William “Bill” Price, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
Historian

DAF/OSC/CVM/FDA (Retired)
Smithsburg, MD

Stephen Schmidt, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
Stephen Schmidt, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
Examining Board Chair

Auburn University (Retired)
Auburn, AL

Stacey Gunter, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
Stacey Gunter, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
Interim ACAS President

USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Woodward, OK

Jordan Adams, Assoc. PAS
Jordan Adams, Assoc. PAS
ASAS Graduate Student Representative

Texas A&M University
Bryan, TX

Caitlin Zaring
Caitlin Zaring
ADSA Graduate Student Representative

Assoc. PAS
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN

Regional Directors

Adam Geiger PhD, PAS
Adam Geiger PhD, PAS
Midwestern Section

Zinpro Corporation

Wade Nichols, PhD, PAS
Wade Nichols, PhD, PAS
Western Section

Merck Animal Health
Idalou, TX

Patrick French, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
Patrick French, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAS
President

PF Bovidae LLC
N. Chesterfield, VA

Glenn Duff PhD, PAS
Glenn Duff PhD, PAS
Southern Section

New Mexico State University
Clayton, NM